Local teams compete at districts

Track and Field teams from Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca, Lourdes and Nebraska City High School were in action at district track meets last week.

Kirt Manion/Nebraska City News-Press

Track and Field teams from Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca, Lourdes and Nebraska City High School were in action at district track meets last week.

The S-D-A and Nebraska City teams competed in the Class B-2 track meet at Auburn. S-D-A finished high in the team standings on both sides with the girls' team tying Auburn for first place and the boys' team claiming second behind Crete.

Lourdes competed at the C-2 meet at Conestoga and finished fourth on the girls' side and fifth on the boys' side.

Athletes who qualified for state will compete at the state meet at Omaha Burke Stadium Friday and Saturday. Below is a list of qualifiers for all three schools. Check the Thursday Journal-Democrat and the Friday News-Press for salute pages for the state track meet qualifiers.